Rat Bikes! Pub Bikes Beaters! Frankenbikes!

a sprayed, rusty old ammaco is no ones porn.

[quote=lae]Watch this space for my Carlton build. Baremetal frame + Motorhead headbadge.
Gotta see that ![/QUOTE]

Sorry to disappoint you, but the build went from pursuit bars to road drops, fixed-gear to S2C hub, then added mudguards rack and dynamo, and eventually it ended up in the Functional Bikes thread.

And while it's still baremetal, a bike that sensible doesn't deserve a Motorhead headbadge!

Ta, thought it might make it here

graeme_ you've probably found it already but if you're after holdsworth info http://www.classiclightweights.co.uk/builders/holdsworth.html is worth a look.

graeme_ you've probably found it already but if you're after holdsworth info http://www.classiclightweights.co.uk/builders/holdsworth.html is worth a look.

dosn't help me one bit, but thanks anyway. i believe i have a custom made one.

Christofski's rat-frankenbeater is brilliant. Really ugly in a really loveable way. I'd definitely ride the shit out of that if I'd made that.

Well done sir. Love it.

ohhh that cbt frankenbike is so nice! one of the coolest bikes i've seen for a while!

that CBT has some serious tube butting ;)

Christofski's rat-frankenbeater is brilliant. Really ugly in a really loveable way. I'd definitely ride the shit out of that if I'd made that.

Well done sir. Love it.

+1

http://www.lfgss.com/picture.php?albumid=1997&pictureid=11218

Built as a beater but I love its look. Frame is very battered but still gorge IMO. I love the grip tape. Does it qualify?

^ It's nice. Possibly too nice. Still nice though.

http://www.lfgss.com/picture.php?albumid=1997&pictureid=11219

Here's its bum. Check the seat bolt: all function and no form. Definite Lo-Fi rather than Lo-Pro

that looks fucking ridiculous

that looks fucking ridiculous

that's being kind. what a piece of shit. burn it.

epic fail thread

that's being kind. what a piece of shit. burn it.

The whole trend of putting front baskets on track frames needs to fucking die.

+1

has tristan's frankenpolobike made it to this thread yet?

^ fearthefixed? Yes, and in the pron thread.

Veh nice.

Front rack on a track bike is the new constant downhill.

This is my daily rider.

Early 90s Raleigh ATT23 frame with unknown forks, Rigida wheels and most of the groupset from a 1990 Marin and some V brakes from my bits bin.

Converted to single speed using one cog of the 7 speed rear cassette and the XT (I believe) middle chainring. Ratio is 2.25 to 1 so I can use it off road on loose rocky bridlepaths and still climb hills.

Tyres are some cheng shin dual purpose ones that a mate found by the side of the road in Brighton.

I guess it counts as a rat.

...and this is my Winter hack for snow traversing.

'78 MkII Raleigh Grifter converted to single speed, Raleigh Wildcat mags, a Raleigh Mk1 Burner seat and chinese BMX knobblies cheap from ebay.

my fixes joekondor